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Bacterial gene 'therapy' to combat cholera

submitted by agwartney on July 09, 2012
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Tags: , cholera , Cordia , gene therapy , off , on , sRNA , switch , UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH HIGHER EDUCATIO , VCSRNAHV , Vibrio cholerae
Source: phys.org
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Cholera is an extremely virulent intestinal infection caused by ingestion of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae (V. cholerae). EU researchers elucidated the molecular mechanisms behind expression of virulence genes with important implications for new therapies.

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"Investigating sRNAs as the master on/off switch of Vibrio cholerae virulence" - (http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/rcn/92827_en.html)
 
 

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